Are You Putting Your Fitness to Good Use?

The London to Brighton bike ride is passing not far from my house in Haywards Heath this morning.

Weird thing is that i had to go to down to the Dolphin Centre to teach a Spinning class.

Even after teaching this fitness class for over 8 years, it still seems a bit strange to me - and it's always funny describing it to people who don't use a gym or go to classes.

From purely a fitness point of view - i get it - as part of an over all approach to training.

As training in bad weather or on cold dark nights - i get it.

As training for a cyclist - i get it.

As rehabilitation or a way to get some aerobic work done i get it too.

But, on a beautiful sunny summer Sunday morning - i don't get it!!

There is a great social side to classes and group training, so there is the fact that it's nice to see the same people.

This is a key part of our Bootcamps, Small Group Personal Training, and new Saturday Fitness sessions. We had a brilliant turn out yesterday, with 21 people having fun and working hard.

At the same time, these people were really interacting at the same time as they were exercising, as a lot of the stations needed partners. They were also doing movements that are more physically exciting and engaging and useful to everyday life (as far as i'm concerned).

Anyway, back to the question of putting your fitness to good use.

It's Green Transport Week this week. I'm determined to get my bike into shape so i can just jump on it when i need to . Right now this means getting a new pump so that inflating them is not such a struggle. And also getting some hybrid pedals so that i'm not limited to wearing my clipless pedals if i just need to pop out for 5 mins.

What could you do as part of Green Transport Week? Using your bike more at this time of year is such an obvious one, but walking, jogging, or skating are others. I love the feeling of freedom you get on a bike and the chance to see some of the beautiful sights in Sussex, with the sun and fresh air.

Enjoy some active, outdoor, Summer fitness!

Steve Cork